| Record Number |
22312 |
| ISBN |
9781760642297 (paperback) |
| ISSN |
1444-884X |
| Location |
306 QUA |
| Author |
Brett, Judith, 1949-, (author). |
| Title |
The coal curse : resources, climate and Australia's future [QE 78] / Judith Brett. |
| Varying title |
Quarterly essay. 78, The coal curse |
| Published |
Carlton, VIC : Black Inc., an imprint of Schwartz Books Pty Ltd, 2020. |
| Collation |
136 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Content types |
still image |
| text |
| Carrier type |
volume |
| Series |
Quarterly Essay |
| ; 78 |
| General Note |
Title from cover. |
| Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents Note |
The coal curse / Judith Brett -- Correspondence. |
| Summary Note |
Australia is a wealthy nation with the economic profile of a developing country, heavy on raw materials, and low on innovation and skilled manufacturing. Once we rode on the sheep's back for our overseas trade; today we rely on cartloads of coal and tankers of LNG. So must we double down on fossil fuels, now that Covid-19 has halted the flow of international students and tourists? Or is there a better way forward, which supports renewable energy and local manufacturing? Judith Brett traces the unusual history of Australia's economy and the "resource curse" that has shaped our politics. She shows how the mining industry learnt to run fear campaigns, and how the Coalition became dominated by fossil-fuel interests to the exclusion of other voices.In this insightful essay about leadership, vision and history, she looks at the costs of Australia's coal addiction and asks, where will we be if the world stops buying it? |
| Subject |
Essays |
| Coal mines and mining -- Social aspects -- Australia |
| Climate change -- Australia |
| Coal mines and mining -- Economic aspects |
| Coal mines and mining -- Environmental aspects |
| Coal mines and mining -- Government policy |
| Coal trade |
| Economic history |
| Politics and government |
| Climatic changes -- Australia |
| Coal mines and mining -- Australia |
| Mineral industries -- Australia |
| Renewable energy sources -- Australia |
| Coal mines and mining -- Government policy -- Australia |
| Coal trade -- Australia |
| Coal mines and mining -- Economic aspects -- Australia |
| Coal mines and mining -- Environmental aspects -- Australia |
